Month: August 2024
St J’stone 1 – 2 Aberdeen
Aberdeen won their first Premiership match under Jimmy Thelin to spoil Geoff Brown’s farewell at St Johnstone. The new Dons boss followed up his unbeaten League Cup group stage campaign with a convincing display at McDiarmid Park on the night the hosts paid tribute to their former owner. Nicky Devlin headed home the opener with…
Read MoreEJ Obiena apologizes for missing out on Paris Olympics medal
EJ Obiena of the Philippines reacts after missing an attempt during the men’s pole vault final at the Paris Olympics 2024, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MANILA, Philippines–EJ Obiena turned emotional and was apologetic after coming up empty-handed in the men’s pole vault final at the Paris Olympics 2024 early…
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Could Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk be next for the impressive Martin Bakole? | Boxing News
Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk could be next in line to face Congolese giant Martin Bakole, according to promoter Ben Shalom. Bakole stunned Jared Anderson with a fifth-round knockout victory in another statement performance in the blue-riband division. With the win, Bakole moves to 21-1 while handing Anderson the first defeat of his professional career…
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Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis–pole vault’s invincible superstar
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis cemented his place in pole vaulting history by defending his Olympic crown in world record-setting style on Monday to underline his total dominance in the discipline. The 24-year-old US-born prodigy, often described as a rock star of athletics by World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, set a new world record of 6.25 meters
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Olympics 2024: Paris schedule, latest results, today’s events and start times, Team GB medal hopes | Olympics News
There are 15 medals to be won on day 11 of the Paris 2024 Olympics. We look at where those medals will be won and which Brits will be in action on Tuesday. Keep track of the latest developments and results in our live blog – Olympics 2024 live: Paris news and updates. Team GB…
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Grateful nation waiting for Yulo
WORLD STAGE The Philippine flag is hoisted and the country’s national anthem is played at Bercy Arena in Paris as gymnast Carlos Yulo receives the gold medal in the men’s vault event of the 2024 Olympics on Aug. 4. A day earlier, Yulo got his first gold by ruling the floor exercise event. —Agence France-Presse…
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The Hundred: James Vince crushes match-winning 73 from 50 balls as Southern Brave beat Welsh Fire | Cricket News
Southern Brave made it three wins from four in The Hundred this year by thrashing Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens. James Vince’s match-winning 73 from 50 balls in the first innings set Fire 140 to win, and the home side never threatened to reach the target – leaving Brave ending the night on top of…
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Duplantis breaks pole vault record in gold-medal feat at Olympics
Mondo Duplantis, of Sweden, reacts after setting a new Olympic record in the men’s pole vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman) SAINT-DENIS, France— Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night at the Paris Olympics, clearing 6.25 meters to cap his…
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Olympics 2024: How IBA’s chaotic conference unfolded amid boxing eligibility row at Paris Games | Boxing News
“Extraordinary, chaotic and shambolic”. The IBA’s press conference transcended into chaos on Monday as the organisation attempted to outline its position on the ongoing eligibility row within Olympic boxing. The row centres around the participation of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting. Both have been allowed to take part in the Olympics,…
Read MoreTeam Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 6
Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 Schedule August 6 Philippine Time 1 am – EJ Obiena – men’s pole vault final 4:50 am – John Cabang Tolentino – men’s 110m hurdles LIVE UPDATES: EJ Obiena competes in men’s pole vault final We’re now at 5.90m! Still 7 vaulters in play for the podium. EJ Obiena…
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